James Franco Admits 17 Year Old Pickup

Without any prompting this morning James Franco told Kelly & Michael that he did try and hook up with the 17 year old female he met after one of the performances of his play

. Lucy Clode was in New York as an 18th birthday present and shared her conversations with the actor with the world. In the conversations Franco asks how old Lucy is and where she is staying and from and who she is with and if he should get them a hotel room.

“I used bad judgment and learned my lesson,” he said.

He also seemed more concerned with the fact that he was caught and the conversation made public rather than the fact he was hitting on a 17 year old.

He went on to say, “I'm embarrassed and I guess I'm just a model of how social media is tricky.” Yeah, social media is the problem here.

"Yeah, this social media is tricky…Did you know you have to pay some of the money when the whore misrepresents herself online? I learned that the hard way," said Franco with an impish grin as he fingered the greasepaint induced zit on his cheek….:-\

You guys think about it. He has a movie (well, short film) coming out about a coach with feelings for an underage girl. This guy is well known for thinking he's more intelligent than everyone. This is a PR stunt.

This is a big deal, even if it was legal doesn't make it moral. The legal age laws are there so 17 year olds don't go to jail for having sex with their peers. When a 30-something hits on a 17 year old, there's a big dose of "exploitation" to it. He is much worldlier, experienced and allegedly mature than she is — he should morally take care to not take advantage of the naivete that comes from being a *teenager*. I wouldn't put him in jail for this (because the laws are on his side), but I *do* and *will* judge him extremely poorly for his actions. He's scum, skeevy, and fortunately on the downhill side of his career. Just because it's not illegal doesn't make it disgusting and morally reprehensible.

I think this is another PR stunt to. What reason would the girl have to release this information? It's not overly scandalous, she's not likely to become the next Jessica Hahn or Monica Lewinsky. So it seems like a stunt.

That's why I am firmly in the "PR Stunt" camp Seachica.This idiot chose a 'legal' (barely) girl to flirt with and admits to it, right around the time his trailer is being circulated.He's a known obnoxious asshole who deigns his intelligence is beyond that which we can comprehend. It's a Leaf Pheonix stunt, imo.

They met and exchanged just a few words, in that short time it's hard to tell a girl is 17 years old, many people get confused with some girls looking much older. Remember young girls/women want to bite more than they can handle simply because during the teenage years we think we are invincible and as hot as a 20 some year old woman. Yes, it is the responsibility if an adult man to use caution, no doubt about that, and be alert to the flags that will alert when is a minor. But it is easy to see how, at first glance or a few words exchanged, a man can get the wrong impression.

He's a creepy dude who pervs on minors/teenagers, enty. Im sure it wouldn't have mattered to him or most of your readers for that matter if the girl was 15 or 16. Just call it the dissolution of humanity's moral compass. * Shrugs *

Right? I mean, she was there for her EIGHTEENTH birthday. Don't get me wrong, I'm the first to defend a child or even teen being taken advantage of or abused by an adult, but that was clearly not the case here. No harm, no foul because the girl had the wherewithal not to bite. Had she accepted his offer I would likely be feeling more than a little differently about things. Smart girl!

Help me out here – hasn't there a whole lot of talk on this site about young actresses getting involved with men old enough to be their fathers and how reprehensible it is?? Maybe there's a double standard, I don't know – if you're sleeping with a much older man to advance your career, that's a terrible thing, but if you are a starry-eyed 17-year-old girl who just met a Real. Live. Actor. who is quite famous and he starts hitting on you, that's perfectly fine? She's a teenager, for crying out loud – he's a grown man, an actor definitely on the radar screen of teenagers – her head is going to be turned by his attention, and her texts prove that without a doubt. Thank goodness she was traveling with her mother and not an equally silly teenaged girlfriend – the outcome could have been a whole lot worse. For everyone stating "older men dig young girls", agreed – but again, it's hypocritical to decide that at times it's ok and other times it's not. Casting couch or naive texting (and I call BS on JF for claiming 'newbie' experience on social media), it's reprehensible.

There isn't ONE person reading these comments that doesn't have an actor/actress or other celebrity crush who they would forgive or make excuses for if said celebrity did a lot worse than trying to LEGALLY fuck someone of LEGAL fucking age.

Fucking hypocrites.

Shit, I hope Franco comes to my state and picks up a room full of 16 year olds and shags each and every one of them because it's legal here.

Thanks bacon. Have not red the twitter thread. So, did he keep flirting with her even after she told him her age? When I was a young woman, my parents kept telling me over and over again to give my age off the bat and distance myself from guys who were older than me, too dangerous. Did I follow the advice? No. Fortunately no one was interested in me :-(. Anyhow, agree with everyone else, could be PR stunt.

I think I'm with Evil Kumquat on this one. I thought 17 was legal in NY?? I don't give a shit what people of legal age do as long as it is legal. One persons disgusting act is someone else's dream act of love. (peeing involved or not.)

I'm wondering exactly what lesson he learned except next time don't get caught, maybe? And yes, it's not illegal but Hollywood is all about image so he realizes this could affect him. Aside from that, consenting (near) adults and all that.

Well from where I'm sitting her behaviour was just as shameful and bordering on entrapment … especially the bit about getting him to pose for the photo, holding a piece of paper up with her name written on it. Hope she enjoys her 15 minutes of fame.

Morals are individual and you can't put your own in others. Law is on his side. All you can do is give young girls the information so that they hopefully tell them to F off. Thinking of when I was 17 you occasionally got 30 odd year old guys trying it on. Most 17 year olds unless vulnerable deal with giving them the cold shoulder and aren't in the slightest interested. What happened here is he is James Franco so she told everyone and cos she is 17 put if in the net. She is laughing and loving it. He's a cringe. Time old story.

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